Programmable Logic Controllers

and Automation

(ELE 528)
 Course Details
LTP-300 [Three Lectures/week]

Text Book

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS: PRINCIPLES &

APPLICATIONS by JOHN W.WEBB, PRENTICE HALL PUBLICATION,
5th Edition, (2008).

Reference Book

PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS by L. A. BRYAN AND E. A.

BRYAN, AN INDUSTRIAL TEXT COPUBLICATION, 2nd Edition.

PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS by W. BOLTON,

ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 5th Edition, (2009)
Course Assessment Model
Marks break up*

Attendance 5

CA (Two best out of three tasks) 20

MTE 25

ETE 50

Total 100
 The course contents
PLC Basics
Definition and history of the PLC ,Overall PLC system., Solid-state memory, I/O module
interfaces, Process scanning considerations and Faults.
Devices to which PLC is connected
Input and Output On/Off switching devices, Input and output analog devices.
Basic PLC programming
PLC input instructions Contact and coil ,I/O programming examples. Ladder diagrams and
sequence listings.
Basic PLC functions
General characteristics of registers, Examples of Timer and counter function and industrial
applications.
System selection guidelines and networking PLCs.
Levels of industrial control, Types of networking, Network communications.
Current Status of PLC and its Industrial Applications.
Ladder logic and beyond, When ladder logic is not enough, State languages: High-level
programming for PLC, Temperature control Applications, Valve sequencing Applications,
Conveyor belt control applications, Control of a process
 Prerequisites
• It is assumed that at the time of commencing this course you have a basic
knowledge of electronics and digital systems.
• It is also assumed that you have basic mathematical skills and a general
knowledge of common non-electrical physical quantities, such as temperature,
pressure, flow rate, force and torque.
 The hitch…
• The ONLY snag…
• Why PLC?
Why PLC?

Relay Panel
Need of PLC
Let us look around…
Evolution Of Relay Logic
To Ladder Logic
 What do we need to
Unit 1
know?

Basic PLC System

 What do we need to
know?
Unit 3

Basic PLC Programming

What do we need to know?
Unit 2

Input/output Devices
 What do we need to
Unit 4
know?
PLC Timer Functions PLC Counter Functions

Basic PLC Timer/ Counter

Functions
 What do we need to
Unit 5 know?

Networking PLCs
 What do we need
Unit 6 to know?

Different PLC Programming

Languages
 The course outcome
• Install a Programmable Logic Controller and its input and output
modules.
• Develop and troubleshoot Relay Ladder Logic (RLL) program code
which use discrete and analog I/O modules to monitor, control, and
record the states of common digital devices found in typical
industrial and manufacturing environments.
• Identify, work with, and explain the operating principles of those
inductive elements found in typical industrial settings including AC,
DC, stepping, and universal motors, electromechanical and solid
state relays, solenoids, and transformers.
• To enhance the knowledge of students about PLCs and their
applications in various industrial aspects.
• To emphasize the relevance of PLCs in programming and
automation
 The course outcome
• By using PLC we can control and automate the
industrial processes such as
• Lift System
• Conveyer control
• Escalator
• CNC processes
• Bottling Plants